Where does “ønskværdighed” come from?

ønskværdighed (Danish) comes from Danish ønskværdig, from Danish værdig, from Old Norse verðugr, from Old Norse verðr, from Proto-Germanic werþaz, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

ønskværdighed (Danish): desirability, desirableness

Definitions

  1. desirability, desirableness

Ancestry of “ønskværdighed”, step by step

ønskværdighed traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish ønskværdig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishønskværdigdesirable
2Danishværdigworthy; dignified
3Old Norseverðugr—
4Old Norseverðrmeal; worth; worthy, deserving
5Proto-Germanicwerþazworthy, valuable
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via Danish hed

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishhedimperative of hedde; past tense of hedde
2Old Danishhet—
3Old Norseheitrhot
4Proto-Germanichaitazhot
5Proto-Indo-European*keHy-to heat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wert- →Every word from Proto-Germanic werþaz →